Pencil.



UNITED STATES Patented July 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFIC HENRY SPENGLER, OF NEW YORK, N.

PENCIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,312, dated July 5,1904. Application filed July 21, 1903. Serial No. 166,478- (Ho model.) h

' be acted upon by the cutter and sharpened.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingsh'eet ofdrawings, throughout the several views of which like numeralsindicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, Figure Us a view in elevation of a pencil constructedin accordance with my invention and showing a strip of the paper partlycut from the roll thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of thepoint end thereof; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the lines SS of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the lines S S of Fig.1.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents atube, which extendsthroughout the length of the pencil and is designed to receive the lead2. I preferably employ a very small lead having a light covering ofwood; but it will be understood that lead of larger diameter withoutthewood covering may be uscd,'if desired. The pencil or lead may be secured4 in the tube in any suitable manneras, forexample, by means of the jaws3 3, which are actuated by the collar 4 and spring 5 to normally clampthe lead, as shown in Fig. 2.

A tubefi, inclosing the lead-tube, is enlarged at the end adjacent tothe pencil-point I to receive a tubular section 7, which through theaction of the spring 8 tends to telescope into the open end thereof. The.tubes 6 and 7 are connected to rotate together by means of lugs 9 9,&c., of the collar 4, which project through registering slots thereof.Threaded the tube 6 between terminal springs 13 13" and thelongitudinally-disposed cutter-bars 14 14. As shown in Figs. 1 and4,.the spring 13 is detachably secured to the cutter-bars 14 14 bybuttons passing through slots thereof.

when about exhausted may be removed and replaced by a new one. Thecutter-bars become adjusted to the varying diameter of the roll by theaction of the springs in contracting as the paper is drawn therefrom.

From the foregoing it will be seen thatas and 7 will be rotated, andthis motion imparted to the cutter 11 will cause the same to point theprojecting end of the lead. This action continues until the lengthof-lead projecting beyond the clamp of the lead-tube is suflicientlyreduced to permit the tube-section 6, as shown in Fig. 1. By adjustingthe collar 4 to release the clainp-jaws the lead will feed out bygravity as the-tube 7 is drawn out against the action of the spring 8,and on releasing the collar to allow the clamp-jaws to again grip thelead the tube-section will be held as adjusted, as shown in Fig. 2. Whenitis desiredto point the lead without drawing paper from the roll. thecutter-cap may be given several turns, first in one direction, then inthe other. When the roll becomes exhausted, another may be placed inposition by removing the spring 13 and slipping the roll on the tube 6,which is roughened or otherwise formed to engage a1 id rotate with thesame. Having therefore described my invention, I claimof paper mountedthereon, a cutter for pointing the pencil and means for transmittingmotion from the roll to the cutter.

2. The combination with a pencil, of a roll of paper mounted thereon, acutter for the paper and means for rendering-the cutter'selfadjusting tothe varying diameter of said roll.

3. The combination with a pencil, of a roll of paper-mounted thereon, acutter for point- On removing this spring the roll o'f paper the paperis drawn from the-roll the tubes 6 Tto telescope to its full extentwithin the tube 1. The combination with a pencil, of a roll ing thepencil, means for maintaining the cutcutter relatively to the pencil asthe paper is ter in operative relation to the poneilpoint drawn fromsaid roll. i and means for transmitting motion from the In testimonywhereof Iafiix my signature in roll to the cutter. the presence of twowitnesses.

4. The combination withapencil, atubc and v HENRY SPENGLER. clamptherefor, of a roll of paper rotatably mounted on said tube, aspring-fed cutter and means fol-simultaneously rotating the roll and\Vitnesses:

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